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alleged statements and discover whether Stanley Bay

Chinese Waters or

is within.

Hongkong liinits

or not, whether Customs Employe's

did or did not cruise about at the

mouth of the bay, and whether or not the assertions that they invaded British territory to search the Kam Loo Li dunk and establish firesignals

Tytan Head are in accordance

or v

with fact.

I have accordi

accordingly

directed the Commissioner of Customis

at Carton to

o most carefully

go

the matter and furnish

into

me with a

report, and have at the same time.

written to the Custon's Superintendent

hum to investigate

(the Hoppo) asking him to

the question and let me know the

Sir,

a

A. B. ll. Consulate, Carton 7th July, 1890.

its

I have the honour to

the

knowledge

receipt of Your Exxcellency's despatch of the 6" "mistaut

in reply to the one I forwarded to

Your Excellency

on the 2nduistant

HongKong

Crequesting behalf of the Hong Kong

Government explanations in regard. serious invasion of British

of a very

Territory

on the part of one of the

Custavs Cruisers staterred in the

neighbourhood of HongKor avid

Hongkong.

et to observe that Your Excellency

regret

does not apparently appreciate

result.

Seal of the Viceroy of the

Liang Kuang

His Excellency,

Hi Aan-chang

Gov. Gen. of the Leang Ruang

the